Cigarette-finishing machine.



'PATENTBD OUT. 2, i906.

A. L. BOUCHER. CIGARETTEFINISHING' MACHINE. A

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APPLICATION FILED MAB.. 6, 1906.

PATBNTED 00T. 2, 1906.

A, L. BQUCHBR. CIGARETTE PINISHING MACHINE.

'No. 832,289.A

APPLICATKN FIL'ED HAR. 6, 1906.

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@wi-imam c o Y PATENTED OCT. 2

A.L.BCUCH'CR. CIGARETTE PINISHINC MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. e, 190e. l

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ARTHUR L. BOUCHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO NEW YORK CIGARETTEMACHINE COMPANY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., A CORPORA- TION OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1906.

Application filed March 6, 1906. Serial 110.304.464.

To zt/Z rtf/wm, [t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. BOUCHER,

` a citizen of the United States, and a resident rapidly and accuratelyheating and drying 'elevation of the same.

' ture shown in Fig. 1.

the freshly-pasted seam, so that this seam will always be firmly andproperly held. This object is accomplished by means of my invention, oneembodiment of which will be hereinafter more particularly set forth.

For a more particular description of my invention reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improvement and that part of acigarette-machine to which it relates.

Fig. 3 shows a detail in section of the cigarette-rod-forming mechanism.Fig. 4 is a plan view-of the struc- Fig. 5 sho-.vs a recessed plate inwhich a roller revolves. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of this roller,which revolves 1n t e plate 5. Fig.- 7 is a sectional view taken on theline 7 7 of Fig. 4 looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is asimilar view taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 4. Fifr. 9 is a sectionalview greatly enlarged and ta en on the same line as Fig. 8, but showingonly a portion of the structure and also showing a cross-section of thecigarette-rod.

Throughout the various figures of the drawings similar referencecharacters designate similar arts. A

This application shows an independent improvement which may or may notbe placed on the same cigarette-machine as that shown and described inmy copending application filed of even date herewith and seriallynumbered 304,463.

T he frame of the cigarette-m achine is indicated bythe character, 7 andthe main driving-shaft by the character 21, whichcharacters are the sameas those used for the same parts in my aforesaid copending ap lication.The shaft 21 is suitably supportecf) by suitable bearings 135, which areplaced in the rear of the machine in any convenient posi- .147, wherethe be Fig. 2 is a frontl tion. Near one end the shaft 21 is providedwith a worm-gear 136, which drives a corresponding worm-gear 137, fixedto a ,shaft 138, running transversely of the machine, which shaftcarries a large pulley-wheel 139 on the front of the machine. This 139carries a belt or ribbon 140, which belt also passes ove'il idle pulleysor rollers 141 and 142, thence under a roller 143, and thence overanother roller 144, and finally around a very small roller 145. Theserollers 142 to 1.45, inclusive, are all mounted on the front of themachine, as indicated in Fig. 2. From the'roller 145 the belt 140'passes under the paper web 1, which is bent to form a trough and whichcontains the lilling 146, andA this lpasses through the funnel the web1, except that, as indicated' in Fig. 7, the web 1 and the ribbon 140each have a substantial vertical portion. The vertical portion of thebelt 140 comes in contact with the long tubewhich extends from thesmaller more in detail below. It is sufficient to say here that thepaste-wheel 1-50 supplies the web 1 with aste in roper quantities,A andthe web is then fed a ong, together with the filling 146 and belt 140,'to a position under the opening 151 in the plate 148. The openingthrough whichthe cigarette-rod passes from the paste-wheel is slightlychanged after leaving Vthis paste-wheel, so that gradually thevertically-disposed. ortion of the belt (shown in Fig. 7) is carrie overinto a recess 152, (shown in Figs. 8 and 9,) and meanwhile the aper web1 of the cigarette-rod, which has been freshly covered with paste, isbent over the filling 146 and is pressed down against the other edge ofthe web 1 and in this condition is brought 'under the small slot 153 inthe opening 151, where it comes in contact with a roller 154, as willmore fully appear below. From the roller 154 the cigarette-rod passesout from this portion vof the machine,` and the belt 140 is disengagedtherefrom and passes over the wheel 139. to repeat the operation abovedescribed.

The shaft 21 is also provided with a-Worm pulley 140 Iis bent snugaround IOO 6o to the frame 7 of the machine by'suitable cape;

. screws 192.

155,i which meshes with a worm-'gear 156, which is fixed to the samevertical shaft 157 as the bevel-gear 158, which meshes with anv()revolves in the direction of the movement of the web L through themachine, as indi- -cated by arrows in Fig. 1, and at a higher velocity,so' that there is a slight sliding contact between the web 1 and thewheel 150, Wherebythe'paste is scraped off. Thiswheel 150 is' mounted asfollows: 4It is on a vertical Shaft '164, the lower end of which isconical and rests in an end bearing 165. The upper end of the'shaft 164is properly centered sd as to revolve round the point of a vertically.

disposed screw 166, held firmly in place by jamaiuts 167 land a standard168, to which the paste-can 169 is secured.

As the precise formY of the paste-can and standard 168 is immaterial, itis not necessary to describe them further than to say that the standard168 is properly fixed to the frame 7 of the machine. Near its upper endthe shaft 164 vis provided with a pulley -wheel 170, which is preferablyshaped to receive a crossed cord or band 171, which also engages asmaller pulley 172 on a'vertical stud-shaft 173, which stud-shaft isprovided with a bevel-gear 174, which meshes with a ^corre spondingbevel-gear 175, fixed tothe shaft 176, on which are a series ofcone-pulleys 177 Both the shafts 176 and 173 are supported by thepedestal 178, which rests on the frame of the machine. The cone-pulley177 has one groovewhich receives a cord or other belt 179, which alsopasses round a corresponding pulley 189011 the main shaft 21, andanother groove in the pulley 177 receives a cord 181,

passing over a grooved pulley 182 and mount ed on a spindle 183, whichruns parallel to the roller 154 and is connected to the same by a gear185, fixed to said shaft, which gear engages an idle gear 186 which inturn engages a pinion 187, fixed. to the roller 154. The

roller 154 is journaled in the frame 188, which is preferably providedwith vertical arms 189, in which the said roller 154 is journaled. Theframe 188 also has other arms 190, which are horizontally disposed andwhich are trunnioned on the shaft 183, and the shaft 183 is in turnsupported by a bracket 191, secured Collars 193 hold the shaft 183 in ler relation .to the frame 188.

Y A bracket 194, secured to the frame 188, secures and supports aburner-tube 195, which -supply by a flexible tube 196. l195 islsodisposed and arranged that the belt 140v and is preferably a Buns'enbu l er and which is connected lwith any suitable source ofgas-This'burner {iame from it plays upon anfd heats the roller 154, and asthis roller revolves rapidlyv its heated surface comes in ontact withthe fresh seam of the cigarette-rod and dries and secures the same, sothat there is no danger of this rod opening and ruining one portion ofthe rod, as has heretofor been common in the operation of this ma hine.It is not necessary to heat't'he roller 154 by a-gas burner, as the sameresult 'may be obtained i by simplygiving this roller 154 a very highspeed. However, the as-heateris preferred,

as the Iwear and tear of the roller 154 and its driving-gear running ata high speed costs more than-gas. The roller 154 always runs with'l theseam. of the cigarette-rod, so as not to tend to unfasten it, as wouldbe the case if run in the opposite direction. This results in a smoothand highly-finished seam, and if any superfluous paste should getoutside the seam this roller carries it off, as Will be clear from Fig.9,' Wherebyall tendency to foul the passage-Way for the cigarette-rod isobviated.

At the left of Fig. 2 is shown a large pulley' 197, similar in allrespects to thev pulley 139 and which carries a belt 198,v similar tothe belt 140, and also a certain compressingroller 199, which somewhatcompresses the filling 146 on the web' 1, which at that time rests onthe belt 198. As this mechanism is a part of the cigarette-machine andforms no part of my invention, it is shown only for convenience, andfurther description is unnecessary.

From the foregoing the operation of my improved cigarette-machine willbe readily understood. The filler 146 and the web 1 pass .into thefunnel 147, where they are somewhat compressed and given the approximatecross-section of the cigarette. rodis then passed along and pasted andsealed, as above described, and the seam so formed is'then passed underthe heating, drying, and smoothing roller 154, as shown clearly in Fig.9,` and from this the rod is supported by the passes ontothe nextmechanism of the machine. For purposes of adjustment, renewal, on repairthe rolle-r 154 maybe raised upon the spindle 183 as a pivot, and thenthe seam of the cigarette-rod 1s visible through the'opening 153.4 ispositively driven at a high speed through the gears 185 to 187,inclusive, and the bets and pulleys which connectthe wheel 1 82 on thespindle 183 with the pulley 180 onthe shaft 2 1.

In the foregoing has een described o ne embodiment of my invention. Itis obvious that one or more of its characteristics may be employedelsewhere, so that I do not\regard it as limited to the precisestructure herein described, but as broad enough to cover all "The roller154u 1 20 described myinvention, what I claim is- 1. In aCigarette-macliine, means for pasting cigarette-rod, rotar)T means forsmootlb ing seam, and means for heating said rotary means. A

2. In a,cigarette-machine, means for pasting a cigarette-rod, rotarymeans for smoothing the seam, means for heating said rotaruxT means, anda slotted plate under which said rod is passed and through which saidrotary means acts upon said rod.

3. In a cigarette-machine, means for pasting a cigarette-rod, a heatedroller, means for heating said roller, means for supporting the rollerabove said rod, and means for revolving said roller in contact withsaidrod.

4. .In a cigarette-machine, means for past ing a cigarette-rod, aroller, means for supporting the roller above said rod, means forrevolving s aid roller and means`i`or heating thc roller While it is re\olved. y

5. In a machine of the class described, means for pasting acigarette-rod, a roller, a pivoted frame lor supporting said roller,

means vfor revolving said roller, and means for heating the same Whileit is revolved.

6. In a machine of the class described, a belt adapted to receive a webwith tobacco .resting thereon, a funnel for compressing this Web andtobacco into a tube, means for past.- ing the edges of the web together,and heated and rotar)T means for 'pressing the edges of the tubetogether.

7. In a cigarette-machine,.means for pasting a cigarette-rod, a roller,means for supporting the roller above said rod, and means for revolvingsaid roller at a high speed and in contact With the seam of said-rod.

S. In a cigarette-machine, means for pasting a'eigarette-rod, a heatedroller, means for supporting the .roller above said rod and means forrevolving said roller in Contact with the seam ol: said rod and runningin the direction of the exterior lapping of the paper ol" the seam.

Signed this 25th day of February, 1906.

ART, LU'R L. BOUCHER.

Witnesses CHAs. G. IIENSLEY, GUsTAvE I. AnoNoN.

